Institutions and Ideals: Philip Selznick's Legacy for Organizational Studies (Research in the Sociology of Organizations)
Matthew S. Kraatz
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Hardcover. The aims of volume 44 in the Research in the Sociology of Organizations series are partly expository and celebratory, but primarily aspirational and forward-looking and examine the profound contribution Philip Selznick made to organizational scholarship and the field of institutional theory. Editor(s): Kraatz, Matthew S. Series: Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 35. Weight in Grams: 710.
Philip Selznick is a towering figure in the history of organizational studies. His direct contributions to organizational scholarship are relatively few in number and were mostly produced in the early years of his remarkable academic career. But, these early organizational writings, which include TVA and the Grass Roots (1949) and Leadership in Administration (1957), exerted a profound, multi-faceted, and enduring influence on a then-nascent field . They are also widely viewed as the "founding documents" of institutional theory. Each of the papers in this volume revisits Selznick's early work, rearticulates some part of his larger perspective, and says something ... Read more
Philip Selznick is a towering figure in the history of organizational studies. His direct contributions to organizational scholarship are relatively few in number and were mostly produced in the early years of his remarkable academic career. But, these early organizational writings, which include TVA and the Grass Roots (1949) and Leadership in Administration (1957), exerted a profound, multi-faceted, and enduring influence on a then-nascent field . They are also widely viewed as the "founding documents" of institutional theory. Each of the papers in this volume revisits Selznick's early work, rearticulates some part of his larger perspective, and says something ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Research in the Sociology of Organizations
Condition
New
Weight
709g
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Bingley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784417260
SKU
V9781784417260
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